The decision to replace Scangarello came as a bit of a surprise and comes about three weeks after the Broncos' season came to a close. The team decided that Shurmur brings something that Scangarello couldn't and a swift move was made.

So just who is Shurmur? We have you covered here.

1. He played college football at Michigan State

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Before getting into coaching, Shurmur was a player for the Michigan State Spartans.

Born in Dearborn, Michigan, he went to the school in East Lansing and played mostly as an offensive lineman but also saw time at linebacker. From his sophomore season on, he played center for the team.

In his senior season, he helped the Spartans defeat the USC Trojans to win the Rose Bowl.

2. He went straight into coaching after college

After going undrafted following his senior season, Shurmur went straight into coaching as a graduate assistant at Michigan State.

He ended up spending a total of 10 seasons at the school. The first two were as a graduate assistant and then from 1990-97, he coached the tight ends, offensive line and was the team's special teams coach.

3. He has over 30 years of coaching experience

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Shurmur has been a coach in some capacity since his graduate assistant days in 1988.

He first came to the NFL at the start of the 1999 season as a tight ends and offensive line coach for the Philadelphia Eagles. He has held several roles with several teams since then.

1999-2001: Philadelphia Eagles tight ends/offensive line coach

2002-2008: Eagles quarterbacks coach

2009-2010: St. Louis Rams offensive coordinator

2011-2012: Cleveland Browns head coach

2013-2015: Eagles offensive coordinator

2016: Minnesota Vikings tight ends coach

2017: Vikings offensive coordinator

2018-2019: New York Giants head coach

4. He has a poor head coach record

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Shurmur is often lauded for his offensive knowledge but he has generally failed as a head coach.

Shurmur has been the head coach of the Browns and Giants and had a one-game stint as interim coach of the Eagles after the team fired Chip Kelly in 2015.

He has a career win-loss record of 19-46 and never won more than five games in any season.

5. He is the nephew of Fritz Shurmur

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If the name Shurmur sounds familiar, it should.

Pat comes from a football family and the family name was put on the NFL map by the late Fritz Shurmur who had a coaching career that lasted over 40 years.

He is best remembered as the defensive coordinator of the Green Bay Packers, a position he held from 1994-1998. He helped lead the team to a Super Bowl victory in the 1996 season.

He was set to become the defensive coordinator of the Seattle Seahawks in 1999, following Mike Holmgren to the northwest. But just before that season began, Shurmur passed away at the age of 67 following a bout with cancer.

6. His son is an NFL QB

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As stated, it is a football family.

Pat's son Kyle Shurmur is currently a member of the Kansas City Chiefs and spent the 2019 season on the practice squad after failing to make their 53-man roster in the preseason.

Kyle went undrafted after posting a solid career at Vanderbilt (the same school Jay Cutler played at) and left the school as the university's all-time leader in touchdown passes, passing yards and completions in a career.

7. He was named assistant coach of the year in 2017

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Shurmur was named AP Assistant Coach of the Year in 2017 for his work as the offensive coordinator or the Vikings.

This award was created in 2014 and is handed to the best assistant coach on either side of the ball. Past winners include Todd Bowles, Kyle Shanahan, Wade Phillips and Vic Fangio, the most recent winner.

Shurmur helped the Vikings to a 13-3 record in 2017 and was the offensive coordinator for the famous "Miracle in Minneapolis" play that saw Case Keenum throw a last-second desperation touchdown to Stefon Diggs to eliminate the New Orleans Saints from the playoffs.